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<blockquote data-quote="Craig-TX" data-source="post: 61761" data-attributes="member: 39"><p>I have, lots of fun and camaraderie. But I've never done it like in my dad's day before electricity. We skinned instead of scraping. Dad says that back in the day it was the hardest workday on the farm all year. They would start way before can and work till way after can't. Usually a couple of neighbors would come over to help and then you would go help them on their day. The men would be mostly outside keeping the water hot and killing, dipping, scraping and cutting. The women would be mostly inside grinding and casing and cooking for the crowd. The oldtimers would salt away the hams and big cuts. Salt in the box, layer of meat, cover with more salt, more meat, and so on. Campground, your slinging remark made me think of another old saying I've heard Dad repeat countless times. <em>I've killed hogs in warmer weather!</em> He would say that when it was really cold. For those that might not know, hog killings were not done until after the first killing frost so the days would be cold, or at least in the south/southwest anyway. It gets back to no electricity.</p><p></p><p>Craig-TX</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Craig-TX, post: 61761, member: 39"] I have, lots of fun and camaraderie. But I’ve never done it like in my dad’s day before electricity. We skinned instead of scraping. Dad says that back in the day it was the hardest workday on the farm all year. They would start way before can and work till way after can’t. Usually a couple of neighbors would come over to help and then you would go help them on their day. The men would be mostly outside keeping the water hot and killing, dipping, scraping and cutting. The women would be mostly inside grinding and casing and cooking for the crowd. The oldtimers would salt away the hams and big cuts. Salt in the box, layer of meat, cover with more salt, more meat, and so on. Campground, your slinging remark made me think of another old saying I’ve heard Dad repeat countless times. [i]I’ve killed hogs in warmer weather![/i] He would say that when it was really cold. For those that might not know, hog killings were not done until after the first killing frost so the days would be cold, or at least in the south/southwest anyway. It gets back to no electricity. Craig-TX [/QUOTE]
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